Spicy Tater Tot Casserole with Sausage & Mushrooms
Give your traditional tater tot casserole a spicy Italian twist! Prepare it with Italian sausage, tomatoes, and mushrooms. This simple one pot meal is sure to please the whole family!
Servings: 6 -8
Calories: 251kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 4 green onions sliced, divided into tops and bottoms.
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 cup Paisley Farm Organic Mushrooms drained of liquid, halved or quartered
- 1 14.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes, drained
- 2 teaspoons basil
- 1 10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 8 ounce block of Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 28 ounce bag tater tots
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a cast iron skillet, brown sausage with pepper flakes and the bottoms of the green onions.
- When sausage is about halfway done, add in mushrooms. Cook until meat is done.
- Add in tomatoes and basil. Mix to combine.
- Stir in cream of mushroom soup. Remove from heat.
- Spread mixture evenly into the bottom of the skillet. Top with shredded Mozzarella cheese.
- Spread tater tots evenly over the top.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until the tater tots are crisp and golden brown.
- Top with tops of green onions.
- Serve hot from the skillet.
Notes
I drained the mushrooms, but I didn't rinse them. If you want to reduce the pickling a bit, rinse them in cold water. Feel free to add some garlic to the casserole to make up for the garlic you rinsed off.
You can prepare this casserole in a 9x10 baking dish instead of the skillet if desired.
Control the spiciness by adding more or less red pepper flakes. We like our Italian sausage spicy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 251kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 630mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g